Dunst, Steven

Steven Dunst

Partner

steven.dunst@lw.com
    Dunst, Steven

    Steven Dunst

    Partner

    steven.dunst@lw.com

    Profile

    Steven Dunst advises emerging growth companies and their investors on corporate matters across the company lifecycle, including pre-incorporation planning, fundraising strategies, equity and debt financings, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, equity compensation, and corporate governance.

    Steven leverages his experience in technology, fintech, blockchain and cryptocurrency, digital health, entertainment and media, and consumer products sectors to guide clients on:

    • Pre-seed to late-stage strategic transactions and governance
    • Management teams and boards to navigate formation decisions
    • Venture and growth financings
    • Cross-border and domestic M&A
    • Investor relations

    He brings a practical perspective to negotiations and diligence, advising clients on how to anticipate and mitigate transactional risks. A collaborative advisor, he engages with investors to facilitate capital formation and strategic growth.

    Before joining Latham, Steven was a partner at another global law firm, where he advised emerging growth companies, and earlier worked at another international law firm, where he handled litigation matters for clients in the technology, media, and entertainment sectors.

    Experience

    Steven’s experience includes representing:

    Financing Transactions

    • Lower in its US$100 million Series A financing led by Accel*
    • GoPuff in its US$380 million equity financing led by Accel and D1 Capital Partners, with participation from Luxor Capital and the SoftBank Vision Fund*
    • Tools for Humanity Corporation in financings led by a16z and Blockchain Capital, including its US$115 million Series C financing*
    • FOMO in a Series A financing led by Benchmark*
    • Axiom Space in its US$130 million Series B financing led by C5 Capital*
    • IRL in its US$170 million Series C financing led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2*
    • SocialEdge in its US$40 million Series C financing led by TVC Capital and Kayne Partners Fund*
    • SuperDial in a Series A financing led by SignalFire*
    • Genexa in its US$60 million Series A financing led by Monogram Capital and Unilever Ventures*
    • Sunbasket in its US$42 million Series D financing led by August Capital*
    • Kitchen United in multiple financings led by GV, RXR Reality, and Fidelity*

    M&A Transactions

    • Summer Fridays in a strategic investment from TSG Consumer Partners*
    • Comparably in a sale to ZoomInfo*
    • Carpe Data in a strategic growth investment from Thomas H. Lee Partners*
    • PatientPop in a merger with Kareo to form Tebra*
    • Rimeto on its sale to Slack*
    • MVMT on its sale to Movado*
    • PrescribeWellness on its sale to Tabula Rasa Healthcare*
    • Velocify on its sale to Ellie Mae*

    *Matter handled prior to joining Latham

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • California

    Education

    • JD, Harvard Law School, 2011
    • BA, University of California, Berkeley, 2008

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